Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB Class: RevitLinkInstance

RevitLinkInstance.Create(Document, ElementId, ImportPlacement)

Method

Description:
Creates a new instance of a linked Revit project (RevitLinkType).

Remarks:
Instances will be placed origin-to-origin or by shared coordinates. This function cannot be used to create instances of nested links.

Syntax

public static RevitLinkInstance Create(
	Document document,
	ElementId revitLinkTypeId,
	ImportPlacement placement
)

Public Shared Function Create ( 
	document As Document,
	revitLinkTypeId As ElementId,
	placement As ImportPlacement
) As RevitLinkInstance

public:
static RevitLinkInstance^ Create(
	Document^ document, 
	ElementId^ revitLinkTypeId, 
	ImportPlacement placement
)

static member Create : 
        document : Document * 
        revitLinkTypeId : ElementId * 
        placement : ImportPlacement -> RevitLinkInstance

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
document	Document	The document in which the new instance should be created.
revitLinkTypeId	ElementId	The element id of the RevitLinkType.
placement	ImportPlacement	The mode where to place the RevitLinkInstance. Set this option to place the view at the origin or by shared coordinates.

Return Value

Type	Description
RevitLinkInstance	The newly-created RevitLinkInstance.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	revitLinkTypeId isn't a RevitLinkType. -or- revitLinkTypeId is not a top-level link. -or- revitLinkTypeId is not a loaded RevitLinkType -or- document is not a project document. -or- placement isn't supported.Only Origin or Shared placement is supported.
ArgumentNullException	A non-optional argument was null
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	A value passed for an enumeration argument is not a member of that enumeration
InvalidOperationException	The placement is Shared, and the host model and the link do not share the same coordinate system. Or the placement is Shared, and the shared coordinates of the host model do not match the GIS coordinate system of the linked file.
ModificationForbiddenException	The document is in failure mode: an operation has failed, and Revit requires the user to either cancel the operation or fix the problem (usually by deleting certain elements). -or- The document is being loaded, or is in the midst of another sensitive process.
ModificationOutsideTransactionException	The document has no open transaction.